Costa Rica

Scandic Hotels will manage Dalata's hotels in the UK and Ireland, expanding the group outside of Scandinavia. And more hotel deal and development news.

Abound by Marriott Vacations exchange members now gain access to more than 8,000 Marriott hotels worldwide.

Marriott signed agreements for hotels in: Detroit, Michigan; Muskoka, Canada; Gulf of Papagayo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica; and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; bringing the Marriott Branded Residences total open and pipeline portfolio to around 300 projects.

Hilton reached 1,000 luxury and lifestyle hotels globally with recent openings in Paris, Cape Town, Dallas, Osaka, and Costa Rica, planning 150-plus more in 2025.

DoubleTree by Hilton has added 40 properties in the past year, including in Nice, Laos, the Azores Islands, and Malta. Meanwhile, Canada's hotel industry reported mixed year-over-year performance in April, plus other hotel news.

Hospitality industry faces challenges amid cautious analyst forecasts. Dreamscape Hospitality celebrates growth with 40 properties in the pipeline.

Truist analysts said the hotel companies weren’t admitting it, but demand trends had been decelerating before the tariff shock.

Canada’s hotel industry recorded its highest average daily rate ever in February 2025. But the occupancy rate was slightly only 57.7%, down slightly year-over-year.

Hotel industry analysts at Baird expressed caution about softening March demand trends, noting that U.S. RevPAR growth is tracking over 200 basis points below initial expectations.

In 2024, Marriott International expanded in Caribbean and Latin America, adding 30 properties, 8,000 rooms, and growing its pipeline to 27,817 rooms.